1. Flamingos CHARLDEISHA HEARNS P 1

2. General information  Type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus  Four species in america  Two species in old world  Speed is 37 mph  Congregate in mudflats or lagoons  Wingspan 3.3-5 Ft.  Live 20-30 years

3. Fun facts  Visible “knee” is really ankle joint  When want to rest stand on legs  Babies don’t have curved bill  Babies are born or light grey  Color is consumed when fed  Mother & Father keeps eggs warm until hatched  Babies hatch in nest of mud  Spends 15-30% of the day cleaning feathers  When eating head is positioned upside down  Suck water & filter food  Hold their breath while feeding  Color of feather result of diet: pigments in their food  Eat shrimp, algae, crustaceans

4. Jame’s Flamingo  Height- 3ft  Mass- 4.4 lbs  Found in southern Peru, northeastern Chile, western Bolivia & northwestern Argentina  Near threatened  Named for Henry Berkley James, person who studied it  Neck is long & angular  Feathers are yellow, pink, have a distinctive black line  Beak is yellow  Because of shape need a running start to fly  Fly at speed of 30 mph  Lifespan- 40 years

5. Greater Flamingo  Heights: 3.6-4.9 Ft.  Mass: 4.4-8.8 lbs  Least concerned  Most widespread flamingo  Found in parts of Africa, southern Europe & southern/ southwestern Asia  Beak is pink  Call is goose like  Lifespan- over 60 years

6. Lesser Flamingo  Height: 2.6-3 Ft.  Mass: 4.4-8.8 lbs  Found in Africa (Great rift valley), northeast Asia  Near threatened  Chicks join creeches as soon as hatched  Smallest flamingo  Lifespan- 50 years

7. Andean Flamingos  Height: 3.25-4.60ft.  Mass: 8.8 lbs  Rarest  Vulnerable  Pale pink body with brighter upperparts  Only species with yellow legs & three-toed feet  Beak is pale yellow and black  Found in Andes mountains of South America  Lifespan- 40 years

8. Caribbean Flamingo  Height: 3.9-4.6ft  Mass: 4.9-6.2 lbs  Least concern  Found- Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula, Galapagos Island  Color- orange, pink, red  Lifespan- 40 years

9. Videos  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM3crn7qxmY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM3crn7qxmY  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_S9C... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_S9C

10. Bibliography  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo  http://www.flamingos-world.com/ http://www.flamingos-world.com/  https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-InfoBooks/Flamingos/Habitat-and-Distribution https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-InfoBooks/Flamingos/Habitat-and-Distribution  http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/flamingo_facts/5/ http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/flamingo_facts/5/  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%27s_flamingo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%27s_flamingo  http://www.bioexpedition.com/james-flamingo/ http://www.bioexpedition.com/james-flamingo/  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_flamingo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_flamingo  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_flamingo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_flamingo  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_flamingo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_flamingo  http://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/flamingos/caribbean_flamingo.html http://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/flamingos/caribbean_flamingo.html